New-York tribune., 1887-11-22
PAY FOR THE WORK DONE.

FAY FOk lHE WORk DUNE.
WILL THE GovERNMe Mt TREAT THE SOLDIER NOW
AS 1HR SOLDIER TnE,IED The CONVENIENT
IN 1s61J65-A STRONG ARGUMENT FOR A RATED
SERVICE PENSION.
Lincoln Post g. A. r., NewYork City, Nov. H. Il feel
1t my duty the first time advocate special appro
priaton Generally AIN opposed TO the idea OF paternal
government. But these states constitute Nation. and
national feelings must be cultivated. national aspirs
tions must be aroused national institutions must be
fostered national interests developed The
impetus the national idea; and the idea ought not to
die Especially it ought not to go out in confusion
and shame because of national ngratitude to its
defer ders-ingratitude freezing the very springs Of
patriotic emotion.
advocate a service pension measure Of justice
and policy-a measure whereby the Nation may pay
just debt and time win the regard of all
for honorable and 'cOnsiderate action It Is simply
justice and sound policy to make good the losses
then by that stood by the Government in
time Of distress on the Governments own terms These
who gave the nobest and richest service az
price wholly inadequate to the value OF the talents re-
qired anu urnished and events proved the talents
were too high for the emergency
The Government demanded troops from the States at
the Governments price, and took the flower OF the
lan. paying them rate Of wages less than they had
ever receiveda huch below market Of labor
all through the
The Government paid for supplies OF bacon mules and
hay the prices which the sellers asked from time me
and they all bought at inflated prices II gave
for loans OF money rate Of crest which at
legal interest. commission to financial agents. and
bonus capital for raising the funds But that
gave their youthful vigor their hearts evotion
and the keenness Of their intelligent mnds-without all
OF which the Government must have pershed-to these
no did not shrink from the hardships and
gravest dangers 1t gave, all along. barely ploughboy
wages. To the soldier anewsr wages-a dollar worth
Ttne 81 haon 49,
the mule contractor and the capitalist, Inflated war
prcesin fact, tw" dollars and for every dollar
of normal value of the supplies or loans The Govern
ment Obliged to pay what the capitalist and con-
tractor asked and by so doing 1t survived 10 was how
ever able keep up this uonstrous discrimination only
because patriotism was and uucaIculat
ing IN two million breasts. Notwithstanding the terrible
exactons OF greedy capital the Nation survived but 1t
survived because PATRIOTS musket in hand. up to
the mark and did their duty. resolved To do IT even
though they lost everything, health life included
In the main the Government true to its promises
to soldiers and the soldiers loyal and enient Let
the Government be true to its logical obg cations as
they to-day the soldiers true to their
patriotic impulses in ls81s65. The cried
help and the soldiers went to the rescue to
the cannons mouth. They went often TO what was
worse-lngering diseases and pains that never cease
far did the heroes In the hour OF danger and dis
tress How far will the Nation go to the veterans
Pension. an annuity of II cents-a cent a month"; IL
cents annuallyn0w, for each day OF soldier lee
actually rendered In the war Will it pay twelve times
each year cent for each day the hero growing
gray. faced the terrors OF war That is all ask
A bill to this effect is proposed The origin Of the
Is this: The writer with Colonel c. A. Wells
New York; Major o. j. Smith, OF Illinois, and others
took the Union Veterans bill, which presented at
Cleveland, Ohl0, ont out some sections which were not
service pension in character hut In the nature OF bounty
gratity and brought the bill to its lowest terms. As
we now present it, IL provides cent cnth NV or
-, or service rpndered-that Is. % 90 =
uVnh for each year OF scryca renderel-and ~ tnat
rate for each fraction OF even to Que three hund
dredaDd sixty NTH part one day
Tue merits OF she bill many. A discharge paper
will be pension certificate. pension voncher snow
lug riany scores hundreds Of days servc VIII be
certificate Of hOnJI. The long service man viii be dnly
r,warlcd the short service man will share with the
other in that he will get the rate per day 1t Tiu
Just to all. 1t will bring to the broken down. long
rough estimate less than fifty millions annually at
preseut and will grow smaller every year
seT9:s-pss T9 ss sr 1"ss %sfs .rs ssay
not premium fraud and pretenson This
bill pass and 1t will staud But lump SUN pension
every veteran which shall place the ninety nao
on footing with four years man and 80 on suen
pension would be wrong. Such bill cannot pass ana
ought to pass The bill would mean pension Tor
vote and nothing more. -.
But y aes Service Pension bill can be passed, ann ~
be passed This session. the era OF an eecuon
stand for It. aud tLcv should begin Begin at once
nd agree practical measure beg'n aow ana ten
the American people Ia plain English Just what the{
ought to have and what they want-pay Tor the work
done! We will get what We ask for whsn Re ask Iot
what Ia right-Georgs l. Kilmer. Broome County Fo|